Telomerase: central regulator of all of the hallmarks of cancer
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.07.001
Telomerase: central regulator of all of the hallmarks of cancer
Abstract
The hallmarks of cancer described by Hanahan and Weinberg are properties that cancer cells must possess for successful transformation. It is believed that each of these hallmarks is independently driven. Although elongation of telomeres is thought to be the prime function of reactivated telomerase reverse transcriptase, this activity does not account for all its effects, such as increasing cell proliferation, resistance to apoptosis, and invasion. Recent studies suggest that the telomerase subunit telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) has novel molecular functions including transcriptional regulation and metabolic reprogramming. We summarize these functions and discuss how they could directly regulate the various hallmarks of cancer. Finally, we suggest that therapeutics targeting noncanonical telomerase functions may work better than those that target its role in telomere extension.
Keywords: apoptosis; cancer; hTERT; signaling; telomere.
2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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